2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ball Ground, GA vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 96.3% more per student than Ball Ground.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% lower in Pittsburgh than in Ball Ground. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ball Ground
 Ball Ground, GAPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5424573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Ball Ground    2 Reviews

I want to stay in Georgia but move to a slower paced, MUCH less crime, safe area. I am a RN so work is not a problem---How is Ballground and do you know of any other  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have lived in Forsyth County for the last 10 years and it is a great place to raise your family! The schools are top rated in the state and the climate here is  More

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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 2 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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